The Prison Revolt at Mazar-i-Sharif

A Northern Alliance fighter seeks cover behind a corpse during battle at a fortress in Qala-i-Jangy. The last 150 Taliban holdouts there were killed, according to an Afghan security official.

A Northern Alliance fighter seeks cover behind a corpse during battle at a fortress in Qala-i-Jangy. The last 150 Taliban holdouts there were killed, according to an Afghan security official. (OLEG NIKISHIN / Getty Images)

Northern Alliance fighters are shielded by a wall at the prison and fortress at Qala-i-Jangy, near Mazar-i-Sharif. U.S. airstrikes helped quell an uprising there by Taliban POWs that began Sunday.

Northern Alliance fighters are shielded by a wall at the prison and fortress at Qala-i-Jangy, near Mazar-i-Sharif. U.S. airstrikes helped quell an uprising there by Taliban POWs that began Sunday. (AP)